SB20241230157 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel fuse
Published: December 30, 2024 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241230157
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53219)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the virtio_fs_get_tree() function in fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c, within the fuse_read_args_fill(), fuse_release_user_pages(), fuse_aio_complete_req(), fuse_get_frag_size(), fuse_get_user_pages() and fuse_direct_io() functions in fs/fuse/file.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.